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Public Art Commission approves Alma Landeta concept for temporary King Plaza installation
Summary
At its March 20, 2025 meeting the Palo Alto Public Art Commission approved artist-in-residence Alma Landeta’s conceptual design for a temporary sculptural installation on King Plaza that will incorporate archival imagery, reflective stainless-steel surfaces and an anonymized audio component sourced from a “Queries Hotline.”
At its March 20, 2025 meeting the Palo Alto Public Art Commission approved artist-in-residence Alma Landeta’s conceptual design for a temporary sculptural installation on King Plaza that will incorporate archival imagery, reflective stainless-steel surfaces and an anonymized audio component sourced from a “Queries Hotline.”
The installation will be a polished stainless-steel spiral roughly 7 feet tall and about 8 feet across at its widest point with a benched interior and a non-functioning payphone receiver that plays recorded, anonymized voices collected by the artist. City staff presented the conceptual design and Commission members asked questions about audio content, maintenance, public safety and technical details before voting to approve the design.
Landeta described the piece as a “proof of concept” that draws on interviews, archival imagery from a local queer archive and anonymous voicemail responses to the prompt, “What do you wish residents knew about your…
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